Man arrested in Hwy. 400 hit-run

Chandrowtie Basdeo, 82, died in a possible hit-and-run on Hwy. 400 early Thursday. Family noticed the elderly woman missing from her nearby Vaughan home around 10 p.m. Wednesday. (MATT INGRAM/Toronto Sun)

A 40-year-old Bradford man surrendered to police after an early morning hit and run on Hwy. 400 Thursday left an elderly woman dead.

Ontario Provincial Police say the man, whose name they did not release, is being held in custody pending a bail hearing set for Friday morning in Newmarket. He is accused of failing to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a death.

Police also recovered a vehicle believed involved in the incident — a 2010 Ford Escape — and are holding it pending further investigation.

Chandrowci Basdeo, 82, of Vaughan was hit while walking along the southbound lanes of Hwy. 400.

“It appears she wandered into the right (southbound) lane of the highway, where she was struck,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

Family noticed Basdeo missing from her nearby home around 10 p.m. Wednesday. After she did not return, she was reported missing to police at around 4:45 a.m. Thursday.

Police responded to reports from motorists that a pedestrian was walking in the southbound lanes of the highway near King Rd. The woman’s body was found lying on the shoulder near Kirby Rd. around 4:20 a.m., Schmidt said.

“The driver would have felt the impact, but because it was still dark out, may not have realized they hit a person,” Schmidt said.

The highway was closed from King to Teston Rds. for the investigation but was reopened at 9 a.m.

Anyone who was driving the highway at the time of the incident and may have more information is asked to contact the OPP Aurora detachment at 905-841-5777.

Man arrested in Hwy. 400 hit-run

A 40-year-old Bradford man surrendered to police after an early morning hit and run on Hwy. 400 Thursday left an elderly woman dead.
Ontario Provincial Police say the man, whose name they did not release, is being held in custody pending a bail hearing set for Friday morning in Newmarket. He is accused of failing to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a death.
Police also recovered a vehicle believed involved in the incident — a 2010 Ford Escape — and are holding it pending further investigation.

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Police say the driver was behind the wheel of a grey 2010 Ford Escape, similar to this one. (OPP handout)